Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

The consumer product they’ve created is called TrueCar. A social analytics platform for Facebook app developers and publishers that provides detailed demographic and engagement data. Includes 70,000 apps for all major mobile OS platforms, including Apple’s. Investing much of new cash to build presence in Android platform.

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Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2016

Williams was most recently at TrueCar, where LootCrate said he created the unified data platform and technology strategy behind the company. Los Angeles-based subscription box service Loot Crate said today that it has hired its first CTO, John Williams. Downey Ventures, M13, and SterlingVC.

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CTO Hire Lootcrate Downey Chief Technology Officer 100

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2013

According to the two companies, the move will create a new marketplace for private growth companies, which combines NASDAQ OMX's experience in the market and resources, and SharesPost's web-based platform for trading private stock. Brogger was at CarsDirect with Scott Painter, who heads up TrueCar. SharesPost is now up in San Bruno.

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CarsDirect Marketing Incubator Truecar 170

socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Two new additions to our portfolio companies stand out in particular: NextCar (Scott Painters latest disruptive LA-based automotive market play) and Transmute (Karyl Fowlers Austin-based supply chain identity and credentialing platform).

Capital 124

Capital Technical Review Truecar Southern California 124

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2015

Truly a sight to see, TrueCar brings L.E.D. Utilizing technological innovations spun out of the renowned MIT Media Labs and visual artistry by GMUNK , TrueCar is melding the company’s data analysis and visualization abilities with new, entertainment technology. The TrueCar L.E.D. “TrueCar L.E.D.

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Santa Monica Truecar Technology Entertainment 40

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

But many people forget that we have 2 relatively recent IPOs that are substantive companies: TrueCar (Upfront backed) & Cornerstone OnDemand. If you throw in Oculus into the mix along with TrueCar, Rubicon, Burstly, Beats and others LA Tech has seen more than $8 billion in exits in 2014 alone. Deflationary Economics now favors us.

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Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

GRP’s biggest winners over the years have not only come from LA (Overture, CitySearch, TrueCar) but from Chicago (Envestnet, Ulta), Las Vegas (HDI), Baltimore (BillMeLater), New York (DealerTrack), London (LastMinute.com) and other locations.

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Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 31, 2014

Presenting companies included: Add This, Cognitive Networks, TrueCar, Trunk Club, Invidi, ID.me, Datacratic, BeyondCORE, ParkMe and many more. This honor was presented to ShipHawk, described as the kayak.com of shipping, allowing users to ship anything, anywhere from one platform. “We

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Media Technology Truecar Southern California 84

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

It’s not uncommon for incredibly smart and talented Phd’s or CS majors from Stanford to raise $10 million on an early-stage “platform&# that if it succeeds it will be huge. Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created two new generation LA startups (Zag and TrueCar, both backed by GRP Partners).

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

And despite what I keep hearing from others – these are not content “hit businesses&# they are “content production platforms&# that are producing scale like I’ve never seen and at a cost structure that is astounding. Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created TrueCar (backed by GRP Partners).

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

He knows the history of all of the payment gateways, mobile payment platforms, credit offerings, remittance companies, etc. Our biggest returns were outside Silicon Valley: Overture (LA), CitySearch (LA), BillMeLater (Baltimore), Ulta (Chicago), Envestnet (Chicago), HDI (Las Vegas), PF Changs (Arizona), TrueCar (LA).

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Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366